“Though this be madness, yet there’s no method in’to how we pick thy game winners.” — William Shakespeare “Hamlet” Act 2, Scene II (seriously, go look it up). I offer that pearl of 1600s wisdom presaging the current day to inspire you to compete in the annual GAPol March Madness Tournament! Our group is called
Who is ready for Nashville? (I am). “Let’s Dance” by the GSU Band. Meet the Experts Picking GSU Over Cincinnati Fall In Love Again With Ron Hunter, Georgia State Ron Hunter Sums Up Being Underdog With “Epic Quote” GSU is the most popular 15 seed at Yahoo Jimmy: The Trump-Kim Meeting “Is Good” John Lewis
Residents are speaking up loudly about the Fulton County Board of Commissioners decision to establish a separate police department for one street, Fulton Industrial Boulevard. During the creation of the City of South Fulton, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners originally stated it wanted to be out of municipal services. To assist with the transition
Is getting in a legal fight with an adult film actress a life highlight or lowlight? I’m semi split. “I Want to be Alone (Dialogue)” by Jackson C. Frank I mean, technically there’s 11 Georgia billionaires but alas, I may have said too much. The national Democratic primary in Georgia rolls on. ATL to ATL in
Let’s get the big part out of the way: half of the Democrats polled in the lastest Mason-Dixon Georgia Gubernatorial poll don’t know who either Stacey is so who really cares what those numbers are (Stacey A. 29% to Stacey E.’s 17%). Also, this poll was conducted before the Delta-NRA fiasco and Casey Cagle has the support
HOW MUCH DO Y’ALL LOVE ME! (Trick question: it’s too much to quantify). “Myth of Love” by Georgia Satellites. If Georgia Republicans are scared that a few thousand HQ2 employees will lead to their demise, well. The future was precarious enough without them. But hey, they’re doing yeoman’s work to keep HQ2 out anyway. Atlanta’s
There’s the high cost that’s obviously bad but most distressingly, we remain stuck as the nation’s fourth-most congested city and eighth-most in the world. This is despite my impassioned plea for us to climb up to number 1. But worry not, Atlantans! The cost per driver of our congestion rose to $2,212. From the INRIX
You have one week to finish writing your love letters to my MRs. Ten years ago today the Southwest Dekalb Drumline released their greatest cultural contribution. The not-shocking high costs of new cities. Jimmy Carter is still a draw. How to reduce traffic: get cars off the road. Period. Half this cost would be better spent on
So “Atlanta Monster” has taken a pretty wild turn. Thoughts? GSU gets $80 million for new 8,000-seat basketball arena/convocation center. GSU is the state’s top/only ranked basketball team. The latest quixotic attempt to defeat Sanford Bishop is underway! Methinks the mayor and city council should probably get their legislative wishlist done soon. Pete Marin vs
Vinnie Vincent made his first public appearance in 22 years at the KISS Expo on January 19. The host city: Atlanta. “Killer” by KISS and co-written by Vinnie Vincent. AJC profiles a (legitimately) good kid and future NBA star D’Marcus Simonds. Atlanta composer writes new opera about civil rights leader. Swag, Speed and Threes: Savannah
